Safe and Sound
I recently moved out of my house of 17 years. It was the house I grew into an adult in, and also a space I had a complicated relationship with.
Those who know me and have visited my room are familiar with how painstakingly I curated it to be a space where I felt comfortable and safe. I filled it with as much of myself as I could - perhaps to make up for how little of myself I could be outside its four walls.
Drawing this illustration for Noontime Stories was unexpectedly cathartic. It was a way to process my grief around the home I never had and tried and tried to build. Though at the same time, working on this illustration was also a source of comfort - the realization of a home that I’ve created for myself, on my own, with people I love.
It’s helped me see that I carry my home in me. The feeling of home is also scattered across different people and places.
I’ve found a home in my chosen family and it gives me immense hope. It fills my heart with contentment and so much love and safety.
I have deep gratitude for the people in my life who helped me find my home within myself and also gave me a home in their hearts.
Those who know me and have visited my room are familiar with how painstakingly I curated it to be a space where I felt comfortable and safe. I filled it with as much of myself as I could - perhaps to make up for how little of myself I could be outside its four walls.
Drawing this illustration for Noontime Stories was unexpectedly cathartic. It was a way to process my grief around the home I never had and tried and tried to build. Though at the same time, working on this illustration was also a source of comfort - the realization of a home that I’ve created for myself, on my own, with people I love.
It’s helped me see that I carry my home in me. The feeling of home is also scattered across different people and places.
I’ve found a home in my chosen family and it gives me immense hope. It fills my heart with contentment and so much love and safety.
I have deep gratitude for the people in my life who helped me find my home within myself and also gave me a home in their hearts.
Process
